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They were size 9. Her feet, that is. As I rubbed berry-scented lotion on her calluses, I immediately confessed my rookie foot-washer ...

“We’re not getting a dog today,” I said as we entered the pet store. My daughter, Carolyn, and I were en route to pick out a Christmas ...

The trip could have ended there, but Thanksgiving was just beginning. With only a few hours of sleep Sally got up and joined us for the ...

It hung in the closet. I’m not sure why I left it there since it served as a daily reminder of a dream shattered, a happily-ever-after ...

I was hungry. Ironic, since I had just returned home from spending 72 hours at the Indianapolis Great Banquet, where the snacks and meals never ceased. But my nonstop consumption halted when I left the church, and now my stomach was growling. I opened the fridge—empty. The freezer? A lone Lean Cuisine stared back at me. As I nibbled on my gravy-laden roasted turkey chunks with crunchy green beans, it hit me. This Lean Cuisine was a fitting metaphor for how I lived for years..

“The presidency is bigger than any one person,” President Barack Obama said on November 9, 2016, the day after Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States. But as I turned on the news and watched the stock market plummet and world leaders weigh in, it seemed that this one person was causing a lot of concern and sending shock waves across the globe. Fear of the future is real.

I was enthroned and esteemed at the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop back in April, sent home with a tiara, then never to be seen or ...

Closed-minded and narrow-minded. These descriptors get tossed about in society and splashed across the Internet. While the definition ...

Updates are usually brief. Contact can often be infrequent. And if they’re boys, an SOS occasionally may be required. Yes, I’m talking about communication with your college kids! While it’s a time to give them space to fly, remaining in contact is important. The question is, what’s the best approach?